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ERSA are working in partnership with Regeneration & Renewal Magazine on a conference uncovering the complexities of tackling worklessness to overcome barriers to work and reduce unemployment:
Reduce Unemployment &Tackle Worklessness For Prosperous Communities
A Half-Day Morning Conference, 17 September 2008, Holiday Inn Sheffield
For a full programme and to secure you place, please visit: www.worklessnessconference.com Save £40 if you book before 14 August 2008.
• Benefits are changing: make sure that you know how these changes will affect you and investigate how to break the benefit cycle
• Skills: identify where skills shortages lie in your area and ensure that you are providing relevant training for available job opportunities
• Funding: coordinate different funding streams to ensure that you maximise available finances to reduce worklessness
• Working partnerships: create successful joint working in your area to optimise relationships with local employers
Join ten leading speakers, including:
Rt. Hon Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Employment & Welfare Reform, Department for Work & Pensions
Kate Welch OBE, Chief Executive, Acumen Development Trust
Waheed Nazir, Assistant Director, Development Planning & Regeneration, Birmingham City Council
Fran Parry, Chair, Employment Related Services Association
Ian Butt, Development Project Director, Basildon District Council
Laura Fontaine, Employment Development Worker, Kush Supported Housing & Outreach Services